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  • 28th National Space Symposium Keynote by Neil deGrasse Tyson [video]

    It seems pretty hard to find people that are truly inspired to achieve something greater these days when everybody is worried about things like the economy, job market, education and the list goes on and on.  However, have you ever stopped to ask yourself why we seem to be going backwards while countries like China…

  • NASA’s GRAIL Provides First Video of Far Side of the Moon [video]

    I am a huge space enthusiast so when I saw a few of my favorite sites posting the new video from NASA showing the first video from GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) showing the far side of the moon, I figured I should share it as well.  I find the video to be quite…

  • Massive 19-foot LEGO Saturn V Rocket [pic]

    If there is one thing I am a huge fan of, it is space exploration.  On average, I would say I spend an hour or two every day just learning about the universe outside of our little blue dot.  Well, also being a fan of LEGO, I got really excited when I saw this awesome…

  • Rover’s Eye View of Three-Year Trek on Mars [video]

    Its common knowledge that I have a major fascination with all things space related but what you probably didn’t know was that I once wrote for my high school newspaper and spent much of that time covering the latest news from the various robots driving around on Mars.  Actually, it was mainly an excuse to…

  • Replace The Space Shuttle With The TARDIS Shirt [pic]

    Like many space loving geeks, I am still sad that the Space Shuttle fleet has been retired.  However, if NASA replaced the Space Shuttle with the TARDIS from Doctor Who, I wouldn’t mind the fleet being retired.  If you also support this idea, consider getting this awesome Doctor Who TARDIS NASA t-shirt from redbubble for…

  • Atlantis’ Final Reentry Over Cancun, Mexico [video]

    Yesterday morning, I woke up at 3:30am to watch the final space shuttle reentry.  Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few months, you know that the return of the Space Shuttle Atlantis wrapped up the Space Shuttle program yesterday morning.  As sad as that is, this amazing video has been…